CVE-2008-4456

Low

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.6
Exploit probability—
ProductMysql
PublishedOct 6, 2008
First seenOct 6, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mysql mysql5.0.4, 5.0.30, 5.0.36, 5.0.44—
oracle mysql5.0.26, 5.0.27, 5.0.30, 5.0.32, 5.0.33, 5.0.37, 5.0.38, 5.0.41, 5.0.42, 5.0.45, 5.0.67—

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